Best 14 Pomegranate Vinaigrette Recipes

SPINACH SALAD WITH DRIED CRANBERRIES, WALNUTS AND POMEGRANATE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• In a small container with lid, combine pomegranate juice, vinegar, oil, and Dijon. Seal and shake to combine. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
• Place spinach on a serving platter and top with cranberries and walnuts. Pour vinaigrette over spinach and serve.

ARUGULA, PEAR AND GOAT CHEESE SALAD WITH POMEGRANATE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Vinaigrette Dressing:.
• In a small bowl combine the shallot, pomegranate molasses, vinegar, salt and pepper and whisk until the salt is dissolved.
• Whisk in the olive oil and let vinaigrette stand at room temperature until salad is assembled.
• Salad:.
• Combine the arugula, romaine, pears and half of the pomegranate seeds in a large bowl.
• Crumble half of the goat cheese over the ingredients in the bowl (this works best if the cheese is very cold).
• Whisk the vinaigrette until uniform and add all but 2 tablespoons of it to the bowl.
• Gently toss the salad with your hands or salad tongs, coating the ingredients well with the vinaigrette. If the salad seems dry, add the vinaigrette in small increments until it is dressed to your liking.
• Crumble the remaining cheese over the salad and sprinkle the remaining pomegranate seeds and the pistachios over the top. Serve immediately.

PEAR AND POMEGRANATE SALAD WITH GORGONZOLA AND CHAMPAGNE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• In a decorative bowl or platter, add the spinach or romaine. Cut the pear into fans, and then slice again on the diagonal, add the greens, crumble the Gorgonzola onto the salad and then drizzle with about half of the vinaigrette. Top with fresh cracked pepper and lightly drizzle the whole salad with the honey. Serve immediately.
• In a small bowl or glass jar, add all the ingredients except the olive oil. Mix well, then slowly drizzle in the olive oil to combine. Refrigerate until ready to use.

CHOPPED APPLE SALAD WITH TOASTED WALNUTS, BLUE CHEESE AND POMEGRANATE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Combine the apples, spinach, endive, walnuts and blue cheese in a large bowl. Add the vinaigrette and toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Whisk together the pomegranate molasses, vinegar, mustard and honey in a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Slowly whisk in the olive oil until emulsified. The dressing can be made 2 days in advance and stored in a container with a tight-fitting lid in the refrigerator.

POMEGRANATE FETA SALAD WITH LEMON DIJON VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Place the lettuce, pomegranate seeds, and feta cheese into a large mixing bowl; set aside. Whisk together the lemon juice and zest, mustard, vinegar, olive oil, salt, and pepper in a separate bowl. Pour over the salad and toss to coat. Serve immediately.

BUTTER LETTUCE, MACHE AND POMEGRANATE SEEDS DRESSED WITH CHAMPAGNE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Add shallot and vinegar to a small bowl. Slowly whisk in olive oil to emulsify. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Add mache and butter lettuce to each plate. Dress with the vinaigrette right before serving. Garnish each serving with pomegranate seeds.
• You can substitute dried cranberries if you cannot find pomegranate. Dress the salad right before serving. If you serve it too early, it will get soggy for your guests.

GREENS AND POMEGRANATE SALAD WITH MUSTARD VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Place the salad greens and carrot strips in the salad bowl.
• Cut open the pomegranate, collect the seeds and toss in with the salad greens.
• Make the dressing by tossing honey, mustard, garlic, salt, pepper and brown sugar into a food processor. Give it a whirl.
• Add the vinegars and give it another whirl.
• While the stuff is zhuzzing along in there, add the olive oil slowly through the top chute.
• Dress the salad, experience intense yumminess.

ROMAINE SALAD WITH TEXAS RUBY RED GRAPEFRUIT AND ROQUEFORT IN POMEGRANATE-PORT VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Combine the port, juices, and garlic in a nonreactive saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer until reduced to 1/3 cup. Put the shallots in a stainless bowl, strain the reduction over them, and cool. Add the egg yolk, port reduction, and red wine vinegar to a bowl and whisk to combine. Combine the safflower and walnut oils and drizzle into the yolk mixture, whisking to emulsify. Season with salt and pepper.
• Dress the romaine with the pomegranate-port vinaigrette and season with salt and pepper. Divide between 8 chilled plates. Divide the grapefruit segments between the salads. Sprinkle crumbled Roquefort, then walnuts, and finally pomegranate seeds on top of the salads. Serve immediately.

POM SPINACH, TANGERINE AND FENNEL SALAD WITH POMEGRANATE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• 1. Score 1 fresh pomegranate and place in a bowl of water. Break open the pomegranate under water to free the arils (seed sacs). The arils will sink to the bottom of the bowl and the membrane will float to the top. Sieve and put the arils in a separate bowl. Reserve cup of the arils from fruit and set aside. (Refrigerate or freeze remaining arils for another use.) 2. Prepare fresh pomegranate juice.* 3. Peel and section tangerines. 4. Place tangerines in a bowl with 1 cup pomegranate juice and sugar if desired. Allow to marinate 30 to 45 minutes. 5. Drain tangerines; reserve ⅓ cup of the marinade for vinaigrette. 6. Mix ⅓ cup reserved pomegranate marinade with the other vinaigrette ingredients and shake together in a tightly covered container. 7. Divide spinach, fennel and red onion on 4 salad plates. 8. Divide tangerine slices on salad and dress with 1 to 2 tablespoons of vinaigrette per serving. 9. Garnish with fennel ferns. * For 1 cup of juice, cut 2-3 large POM Wonderful Pomegranates in half and juice them with a citrus reamer or juicer. Pour the mixture through a cheesecloth-lined strainer or sieve. Set the juice aside.

ESCAROLE WITH PERSIMMONS, POMEGRANATE SEEDS, AND LEMON-SHALLOT VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Combine the lemon juice, shallots, mustard, and marjoram in a medium bowl, and whisk to combine. Slowly add olive oil, whisking constantly, until incorporated. Season with salt and pepper.
• Toss escarole with just enough vinaigrette to coat. Arrange persimmon slices over greens, and sprinkle with pomegranate seeds, if using. Serve remainingvinaigrette on the side.

POMEGRANATE GLAZED QUAIL SALAD WITH ORANGE VINAIGRETTE AND SPICY PECANS

Steps:

• Place orange juice, cranberry juice, molasses, and sugar in a small nonreactive sauce pan over high heat and cook until reduced to 1 1/2 cups. Add the reduced chicken stock and cook another 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Let cool.;
• Spicy Orange Vinaigrette: Place orange juice in a small nonreactive pan over high heat and cook until reduced to 1/4-cup. Place reduced orange juice, vinegar, onion, jalapeno and ancho powder in a blender and blend until smooth. With the motor running, slowly add the olive oil until emulsified. Add the honey and salt and pepper to taste.
• Spicy Pecans: Preheat grill or grill pan. Brush each quail on both sides with the glaze and season with salt and pepper to taste. Grill for 2 to 3 minutes on each side until cooked through.
• Assembly: 3 cups mustard greens Spicy Orange Vinaigrette Grilled Quail Spicy Pecans Pomegranate Seeds
• Place the greens in a bowl and drizzle with some of the Spicy Orange Vinaigrette. Divide the greens among 4 plates.
• Place 2 grilled quail on each plate. Garnish with Spicy Pecans and pomegranate seeds.

WINTER GREENS WITH POMEGRANATE-CHAMPAGNE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Place greens in large salad bowl. Peel and seed pomegranate, reserving seeds.
• In small bowl, combine vinegar and mustard; blend well. With wire whisk, slowly beat in oil until thick. Add salt and pepper. Stir in half of pomegranate seeds.
• Just before serving, add dressing to greens; toss to coat. Scatter remaining pomegranate seeds over salad.

POMEGRANATE RICE AND VEGETABLE SALAD WITH VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• 1. Score 1-2 fresh pomegranates and place in a bowl of water. Break open the pomegranates under water to free the arils (seed sacs). The arils will sink to the bottom of the bowl and the membrane will float to the top. Sieve and put the arils in a separate bowl. Reserve 1 cup of the arils from fruit and set aside. (Refrigerate or freeze remaining arils for another use.) 2. Prepare fresh pomegranate juice.* 3. Mix vinaigrette ingredients and set aside. 4. Cook wild rice in pomegranate juice, 3/4 cup water and almond extract; set aside. 5. Cook pearl barley in 3 cups water or broth; set aside. 6. In a large bowl, mix cooked barley, cooked wild rice, chickpeas, zucchini and red onion. Add in vinaigrette a little at a time. (All may not be needed.) Toss in fresh herbs, almonds and arils. Serve at room temperature or warm. * For 1 cup of juice, cut 2-3 large POM Wonderful Pomegranates in half and juice them with a citrus reamer or juicer. Pour the mixture through a cheesecloth-lined strainer or sieve. Set the juice aside.

POMEGRANATE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Combine the pomegranate seeds, vinegar, honey, mustard, and salt in a blender. Process on high speed until the seeds have been pulverized and have released all of their juices. Reduce the speed to low, carefully remove the lid, and slowly drizzle in the olive oil to incorporate.
• Strain through a fine-mesh strainer and serve.
• QUICK TIP
• You can often buy pomegranate seeds that already have been removed from the fruit. However, whole pomegranates are great to have. They keep well in the fruit bin and can be cut in half and juiced and added to your OJ. For this recipe, cut the pomegranate into quarters. Gently peel the seeds away from the skin, being careful because the juices will definitely stain your cutting board and clothing.